The legal trading of human organs has become a rich and powerful industry. And no organ-transplant company is more powerful and leading edge than Zarus, headed by a corrupt blood lusting CEO with his own bizarre plans for the future of the human race.

Secret Service Agent Lynn Clarke is trained to protect her president...

But when details of Lynn's extremely rare blood type are leaked to Zarus--a blood type so rare only a handful in the US match her, she finds it is her own life she must protect.

When Zarus enlists a corrupt Washington elite, Lynn becomes a prize sought by Zarus's wealthy clients in order to prolong their own lives...

Forced to defend herself with violence and to fight for her very being in the highest court in the land, her fate will affect every citizen. Because they could find themselves nothing more than a resource to be taken piece by piece.

But to save her country, Lynn Clarke must first save herself.

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To Save Her Country, She Must First Save Herself...

The legal trading of human organs has become a rich and powerful industry. And no organ-transplant company is more powerful and leading edge than Zarus, headed by a corrupt blood lusting CEO with his own bizarre plans for the future of the human race.

Secret Service Agent Lynn Clarke is trained to protect her president...

But when details of Lynn's extremely rare blood type are leaked to Zarus--a blood type so rare only a handful in the US match her, she finds it is her own life she must protect.

When Zarus enlists a corrupt Washington elite, Lynn becomes a prize sought by Zarus's wealthy clients in order to prolong their own lives...

Forced to defend herself with violence and to fight for her very being in the highest court in the land, her fate will affect every citizen. Because they could find themselves nothing more than a resource to be taken piece by piece.

But to save her country, Lynn Clarke must first save herself.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS BOMBAY BLOODInfuse the tension, get your copy, today.

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About the Author

Ray Ronan was born in Dublin, Ireland. He’s currently an airline pilot and author. He’s worked as a professional cyclist, crop duster. The author’s books are a mixture of thriller, real fact and action. If you’re looking for a good place to start, take a look at his Lynn Clarke series of thrillers, available now. You can grab copies in either ebook or paperback. To get a FREE copy of one of the Lynn Clarke Ebooks, and insider news, pop over to rayronan.com

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Wow, what a great book. Ray Ronan has put together a very clever story, with quite an interesting plot. It’s not often that I’m enjoying a book like this one, that I find it just keeps getting better. I also love the intrigue and the corruption of some of the characters. It definitely set this novel apart from other Thrillers I’ve read. Lynn Clarke had a pretty tough job being a Secret Service agent, assigned to the protective detail to look after the president. Jimmy Donovan is one man that popped up on her radar as a possible threat. His ties to the radical group the ‘Army of God’, and his background in the military and weapons makes him a very dangerous person of interest, and they need to track him down. One thing that they are finding it hard to believe is that the company Zarus Organ-Trading, would give him an organ transplant for free. Byron Ferdman was the CEO of Zarus, and he was a very unusual character. Besides being extremely smart and weathly, he has rather a bizarre liking for blood. It’s really the only thing that turns him on. It’s just unfortunate for Lynn that she has come into contact with Ferdman in her investigation of Donovan, and unbeknownst to her it has put her on Ferdman’s radar. He has acquired an unhealthy interest in her, and this could result in being very dangerous for her. Lynn has been lucky enough to meet the journalist Francisco Sierra, and he certainly has nothing nice to say about Zarus and the power that they wield with the Government. This is a wonderful piece of writing, and I’ve certainly become a fan. I can’t wait for the next book.

This thriller was scary because it makes you believe that it could become legal to sell human organs in the future. In this story, there was a company, Zarus, who dominated the world market for organs and went to great lengths to get them. And there was Agent Clarke who was constantly in the wrong place at the wrong time. One being in Zarus' sights.

This wasn't an easy book for me to read but I was compelled to find out what was going to happen to Secret Service Agent Lynn Clarke. She had a rare blood type which was highly prized and sought-after. Since she had pre-sold her organs, Zarus wanted them. Would they take them before Lynn died? Lynn has more problems. She is charged with treason so the government is after her along with organ harvesters.

I found myself rooting for Lynn while feeling sorry for the mess she was in. This is a fast-paced good against evil story.

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Perry B. Alers, aka peebee

4.0 out of 5 starsA flawed page-turner

August 30, 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

Let the record show that I ran two hours past my lights-out time in order to finish this novel. It is a compelling page-turner, despite its technical flaws. For one thing, it needs a good, merciless editor. There are not only occasional slips in spelling but also some odd sentence constructions, as if the writer were not quite at home with the language. (I have now [May '17] been informed by the author that such a cleanup has indeed taken place). Further, it really goes on too long. It spreads over 500-plus Kindle pages, runs to 108 chapters, some admittedly brief, and makes heavy use of one-syllable words. This gives the prose a rat-tat-tat quality which does not wear well.

The protagonist is one Lynn Clarke, a U.S. Secret Service agent who has risen far in the organization. She is being considered for the job of Head of the Presidential Protection Division, but is running into some office politics. That is one branch of the story. The other is more dramatic, even profound. We are told that medical science has at last discovered how to thwart the rejection process in organ transplants. An immediate consequence has been the development of a hugely lucrative, frequently criminal, market in human spare parts. This involves Lynn because she is one of a tiny minority whose blood contains an antigen, the “Bombay Factor”, which makes her incapable of being a receptor/donor of an implant except with another member of the group. This distinction brings her to the attention of the Zarus Company, which exercises near-monopolistic control over this new industry. In particular, its president develops a sick, blood-based sexual attraction to her, and she is constantly menaced by his attempts to physically possess her.

I will not attempt to summarize all the matted plot lines, except to say that they all subtly play on the Creed of the Loser: that he is not to blame for his failures. He is in the power of They, who are out to get him. Lynn is We; spunky, determined, unconquerable, and finally unbelievable. She is also, by the way, a killer herself – of two highway patrolmen in Mexico who unwisely stop her car while she is driving home from Guatemala(!). There is also a trial for treason, an overnight decision by the Supreme Court, and an outbreak of urban riots. See what I mean by ‘matted’?

Not a very convincing story. It is much too highly colored and too crowded, but somehow it works; one keeps plowing on. For that, four stars.

Thank you, Ray, for the invitation to read and review Bombay Blood. The entire concept was new to me and, given the state of the world right now, could not be more timely. The pace is fast from the beginning, and doesn't slow through the end.

This would be a 5-star rating but for a few things. The protagonist is fine (I don't mind over the top characters); however, some of the situations were just too easy. An example is Clarke's relationship with her brother. If they were that estranged, their reconnection was simply unbelievable. A number of editing problems, most of them minor, did cause me to lose the plot occasionally, and included some misspellings which changed the direction of a section or two.

Overall, a very interesting and frightening book that I'll definitely recommend. What's next for Clarke? I look forward to finding out.

5.0 out of 5 starsMorally though-provoking and yet not as fantastic as one would like to believe

October 12, 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

Dark, twisted, suspenseful at times, interesting yet a bit disturbing. Morally though-provoking and yet not as fantastic as one would like to believe. Still reading... Will give it four stars for now as it is still holding my interest.

Update: Have finished reading this book. Have given it 5 stars. When I started reading it I was a bit put-off by the subject matter as I found the main villain to be the epitome of evil. As I read on I realize that he was no more horrific or fantastic than some of the characters one hears about in the news these days. A tale of intrigue, sexual deviation, intense greed, selfishness, plain downright evil, as well as determination, and , survival.

I found the story intriguing and interesting, and as always; I rooted for the underdog. Was a tiny bit disappointed with the ending, as I expected a harsher punishment for the villain(s) left alive and and a clearly defined future for the heroine. This ending though seem to leave the door open for a sequel. (Something to look forward to).

I like the book. It was not overwhelmed with too many characters. Very good with descriptions and details - easily enough to follow along an not loose the sense of the story. Not distracting either. Will probably read another of Ray Ronan's books.

This plot was so scary that I had to force myself not to jump to the end to find out what happened!

The story starts slowly and I was a little confused at first, wondering where the horrific scenes of organ donation would go. Suddenly the action kicked off and I couldn't stop reading. I read in front of the TV, in the car, at the dinner table and most of the night! As a person with AB Neg blood - although not Bombay - I could see the direction in which the legal system could actually go in the future and it is terrifying.

Ray Ronan has created a terrific character in Agent Lynn Clarke. I felt immediately sympathetic to her plight when she is shafted by...NO SPOILERS... and when the media and the whole went into overdrive, I was urging her on all the way. The end result of being caught would have been horrific, but this writer is so clever that he managed to present a character and an action plot which are totally believable.

Clarke is a likable person, one in whom I could invest concern, particularly when a private tragedy joins the appalling chaos that her life becomes. - I felt for her immensely.

All I can say is, I do hope Ray Ronan has more Lynn Clarke stories in the pipeline because this character is one who would come over extremely well in a movie or a TV series. Do read it, folks! It is well worth buying.